After an unfortunate accident occurred at a local warehouse, you were contracted to determine the cause. A jib crane collapsed and injured a worker. An image of this type of crane is shown in the figure.
The horizontal steel beam had a mass of 95.30 kg95.30 kg per meter of length, and the tension in the cable was 𝑇=11650 NT=11650 N. The crane was rated for a maximum load of 500 kg500 kg. The acceleration due to gravity is 𝑔=9.810 m/s2g=9.810 m/s2.
If 𝑑=5.580 md=5.580 m, 𝑠=0.450 ms=0.450 m, 𝑥=1.500 mx=1.500 m, and ℎ=1.980 mh=1.980 m, what was the magnitude of 𝑊LWL (the load on the crane) before the collapse?
𝑊L=WL=
NN
What was the magnitude of force 𝐹PFP at the attachment point P?